Re: Best beginner's book

Posted 18 February 2013 - 07:57 PM

Well I personally like, Java for Dummies and Java in 21 Days both are really good.
If you are not complete newbie into computer science or programming you might also like "Java Complete Reference". It is best to get started with.

Re: Best beginner's book

Posted 08 April 2013 - 10:57 AM

mentallybroken, on 25 January 2010 - 07:49 AM, said:

hey everyone . what good book for java beginner like my bro is good to learn from.. i let him read thinking java by bruce eckel and he got discouraged. because honestly its not really good for beginners. the approach is bad... anyone can suggest good books here? price dont matter.

Naaaaaaaah! I guess "Jva-an introduction to problem solving and programming" by Walter Savich is actually better than the one by Liang; at least for a beginner.

Re: Best beginner's book

Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:48 PM

I used Introduction to Java Programming 9th Edition by Daniel Liang. It has plenty of exercises for you to practice with, has the answers to the even numbered exercises. I felt it did a good job of explaining concepts.